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Now..now... he forgot that it's not dis-May but dis-July.

Ruger had an aborted attempt at the 404 but had problems. It would be good to revisit and make. Alas, making a good double would be a challenge but worth it.

Classic "tinned" cloth. That and Barbour... the original "GoreTex".

How do you know that the party is a formal occasion? The Carhartts are washed.

Good information. One compromise for softer game like black bear would be the Nosler Partition. ...but not available right now.

Exactly.... penetration is obvious and expansion is all that is needed.

This is black bear.... nothing exotic is needed. The Hornady will do just fine. If I were handloading I'd even go cheaper Partisan 286 or Speer 270s. Expansion is the goal here as penetration is obvious. The TSX needs something hard to expand on and black bear isn't that.

Does the lion wait for the buff to stand up before attacking? The major problem is shot placement remembering that the first shot is the best shot .... and everything after that is problematic. Shooting an animal before the adrenalin dump is more lethal and safer than letting the fight or...

My Merkel 470 doubled also. Working up loads, at a certain energy it doubled. Sent it in and now it doesn't double but the right trigger pull is hard. One major reason to NOT shoot the left first, is that mine and others have a set trigger on the right. The recoil will move the trigger...

Every bit helps. This is a major undertaking and considering the spectrum of calibers and co$t, it matters. While the 4th is built on the foundation of the past three, it is still a lot of work.

Thank you for helping make this book happen.

$55 plus shipping from Buffalo Arms on waiting list. $167 for three from John Rigby AU. Either way a good deal. Sooo glad to see this edition.

Buffalo Arms taking back orders as of today. I went ahead and also bought one from Rigby Australia earlier. Nice to have a back up. So glad Wright updated his book. It's great reading on its own but so good for the shooter of doubles.

Getting back to the New Haven Winchester... my classic stainless 375 was rough and shows that the plants "unionism" in the final days was reason enough to close the shop. I have CZs and 70s. Either is fine. My Rem 700 375 is a tack driver for Alaska. Buy what you can afford.... used or...

If you have to count.... you really don't care.

Wooden buckets have gone into hiding.

The No. 1 in 458 is a puddy tat. Recoil is more so with the Rigby but sooooo classic. Room in butt for extra weight.... lead filled copper tube. Nothing wrong with hunting DG with one with a good PH behind you. It's the first shot that counts and a single shot makes that clear.

African Rifles and Cartridges by Taylor... historical perspective.

And his larger books especially on Cape Buffalo.

Add to that, I have checked the usual sources and 470 and 500 NE brass isn't listed. Bottom of the totem pole.

Dare I say it? Yes. The 375 H&H is the GOAT African calibers.

The simple acid test.... will a Lott CASE safely chamber? Plenty of people load the 458 to Lott length with Lott ballistics. I did it in a ZA Magnum Magazine article years back. My CZ 550 in 458 will not chamber a Lott case.

Excellent...classic. Good choice. One can buy the tonic syrup to add to seltzer to taste.

Freeland is now asking for nuclear arms backup from UK and France against that evil invasive USA. Is the 49th parallel to become a DMZ? Cry havoc and let slip the Canadian raccoons of war? The tariff war is immediately "solvable" with equal tariffs. Canada has more internal problems that...

Sapphire with Fever tree tonic. Toss in a few juniper berries and anise stars and wait before icing.

The standard twist for the 22/250 can't handle a heavy enough bullet. A custom fast twist barrel would be needed but still can't perform up to 243. The 22-250 peters out at 90 grains with same velocity as 243 by Hodgdon data, but the 243 can go to 115 grains at 2800 fps. Go 7mm and have room...

They were pitiful shots when they set foot in Africa. Later, cool and crack shots as shown in their films when Osa dropped a charging elephant as Martin ran the camera. The dead elephant skidding to a stop mere feet from Osa. Surviving in Africa, a regular airliner accident killed Martin in...

One still needs to verify point of impact in the bush. I brought along the Bushnell bore sighting kit. Before the flight , I recorded by grid numbers. Before verifying in bush, I rechecked the scope with the bore sighter.

I ran the numbers at Hodgdon . With the 7mm-08 running at its higher pressure, with the 175 gr bullet, it's about 150 fps faster. So easily can match or better the Mauser. The game won't know the difference.

From what I have read, the FN-FAL was planned to have a 7mm cartridge similar in power to the 7mm-08 which would have been manageable in full auto. But the US military pushed the 308. The ballistics of the 7mm-08 can keep a good bullet out to 1500 yards before going subsonic.

Sounds like nothing... ah... short of field artillery would have helped with that animal. Even when enough gun isn't enough? At least it wasn't lost.

Yes.... the Springfield and ammo were Mauser and the US had to deal with patent rights... but with the War to End All Wars (part one) that became moot. With the Germans moving to spitzer bullets, the 30-03 was a goner and the world went with the spitzer design. It is interesting to note that...

Exactly, if it isn't available in local store or with PH... it is a risk. Considering the investment of the hunt, not worth it. The 375 H&H with a 235 grain TSX at over 2900 fps is a game getter. I never felt under gunned with the 375.

Most present day cartridges are just repackaged older designs and ballistics. Mauser. Jeffrey, H&H, Rigby.

Does one really need the extra 2000 foot-pounds of energy and recoil of the 338 Win Mag when the 318 WR (and 338-06) can do most of it already? The 338-06 carries a little more velocity than the 318 and only about 100 fps less than the 338.

Nice... thanks for update!

I tried matching the engraving with the Hindi alphabet. Got some of the letters but even so...well. fun to give a go at it. Let us know if anyone can come up with the translation...

I ran the 375 RUM with a 300 grain Sierra with a muzzle velocity of 2952 fps through a program. Zeroed at 200 yards, 100 yards is 1.5 inches high and 5 inches low at 279 yards. I'd zero at 200 and consider virtually every shot being point blank range.

Hindi..... Calcutta shop?

Cor-Bon did a penetration test with their solids for the 45-70. Through and through penetration of a cape side to side. OK... so it can kill a cape... but it renders no huge temp or permanent cavity and is no way will stop a cape. All things considered, a heart shot would not lead to any...

91 grains of H4350 happiness for me. May need to go to 93 with the TSX but the Rigby has plenty of headroom.

But you can dream 100 times more.

Simple... ALL OF THEM.... Monday through Friday covered with resting on the weekend. RR314 has the right idea!

Yes, there can be (and are) good guys within the agency. But if called upon to cross the line to keep their job...???

Have to look closely at the crime "rates". The present dogma is that the illegal alien invasion is good because the illegals commit fewer crimes... hard to prove. But if so... the rate would go down as more Americans are murdered... those who wouldn't have been if no illegals present. ATF is...

I wish that they would bring back the stainless version in 375 H&H. That said, the lines of the Alaskan are great. I have the stainless and put it in a Bell and Carlson as the factory one was not stiff enough.

I glass bedded the base plate for the recoil system to give it some additional support. Superb accuracy anyway. Limitation in magazine size... Front heavy for the 416. I shot the Lott version but can't remember if overly front heavy. Overall ...very good quality. I have the No. 1 in...

I wasn't a fan of illuminated reticles but they have their place with dark backgrounds. The light pipe/tritium reticles avoid the batteries. I agree that you have an ingrained "memory" using your scopes that is worth keeping.

Everything is either pricier or discontinued. The precision/tactical scopes have decent reticles but weight a ton.... 25-30+ ounces. Pushing too much mass for a heavy caliber rifle.